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Destiny’s Five Biggest Problems

Entertainment Fuse: Destiny is one of the biggest games to be released this year. Trailers are everywhere for it. Commercials on TV are plentiful. And news from Activision is sales are high. But review scores are low. So what is wrong with Destiny?

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Webbyy4175d ago

This article right here is on point. I agree with everything.
Only problem is why can't I stop playing destiny when I get home from work? O_o

lol

The Game is fun guys

The Meerkat4175d ago

It is fun but it could have been so much better.

The bad guys don't feel bad. If anything I feel like the bad guy for stomping in there and shooting them when they were all just minding their own business.

The bosses are all just bullet sponges.

There is no big bad guy to hate. You feel that there is nobody pulling the strings.

SamPao4175d ago

Yeah it seems they actually built it so that the story unfolds within 10years :P so we have to wait 5 years to even get who's bad and why

tlougotg4175d ago

Man i thought i was the only one lol At first i was like meh so overhyped but last three days i havent been able to put it down even going to bed at 3:00 a.m. smh. It is very fun and just feels bad #ss when you team up with buddies to take on a strike and just cause havok!!!! Also character designs, armor and graphics overall are pleasing and i dont mind looking at the game.

DVAcme4175d ago

The game IS good. It's just that it's merely good when it should be outstanding. And the game's loot system is BADLY broken, with your performance in the game influencing NOTHING on the loot you get. The Cryptarch continuously screws people over when item appraising, and I CRINGED when I watched the Angry Joe review and saw a player being the MVP of a strike and his two fireteam allies getting Legendaries while he merely got crafting materials. That shit is ridiculous.

I'm sure that these issues will no doubt get addressed, but as it stands, the game needs work. It IS fun, and when at its best, it's fast, furious and exhilarating, but when it's at its worst, it makes you want to give up on the game, which could be a death knell for the game's long term plans.

Oh well, at least Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel comes out in a few weeks to scratch my loot itch :p

generalthadeape4175d ago

Yes-- I'll take Borderlands over Destiny any day!

theDivision4175d ago

LET ME TRADE! The game makes it so that you get random class for legendary and exotic armor engrams so why not let me trade? I have exotic armor for the titan and warlock and am a hunter, why am I not allowed to trade them for something of my own class? I have 70+ spinmetal I need helium filament, I know there is a guy with helium filament that could trade me. I am not saying that materials are hard to get, but they could be so much easier and could make destiny more social if trading was allowed. Plus the tower would ACTUALLY become a social hub as opposed to a place where people just drop stuff off.

DVAcme4175d ago

The lack of trading baffles me. Trading is one of the classic MMO socialization/player interaction methods that enriches the game and here it's missing. There should be an auction house, too, and daily challenges that give guaranteed pieces of loot.

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JeffGUNZ4175d ago

The campaign was the same mission over and over again. That I didn't like. I enjoyed killing enemies and whatnot. The endgame is where it's at for me. Waiting for that purple emblem to pop up and the anticpation on the way to the crypatch is awesome. Yet, the loading times are awful. You do a countdown...3.2.1......and your ship hasn't moved.

WeAreLegion4175d ago

It's still an enjoyable game. I like it.

I just wanted so much more out of it. I wanted to roam around the planet on my sparrow and take out randomly spawning enemies, finish both story missions and side missions, and basically just be awesome out there in the vast wasteland of the future. Nope. Here's one location on each planet with spawn points for enemies and little reason to explore. :/

Baka-akaB4175d ago (Edited 4175d ago )

"The Loot System In Destiny Is Terrible"

No it's not . Sure it could be better or easier , but it's not as if it's impossible and take many days to drop purple or exotic items .

And let's not even pretend you dont get weekly chances to buy legendary and exotic items if you can't drop any .

" You know how in Diablo you are constantly finding loot, most of it is junk sure, but you usually are finding something worth while at least every half hour or so. "

Yeah it's not the loot from Diablo , but no you can find tons of junk constantly .

There are stuff that are insanely annoying in the game , but that's not it . For starters i dont understand how can there be such a tedious groups and clan system , all handled on the website .

Grimoires cool , but why are they only visible on the web or a phone app ? Why isnt the app included within the menus of the game somehow ?

Why are there so few purchasable colors shade as well ?

theDivision4175d ago (Edited 4175d ago )

Agreed! I want the ability to make and manage my clan in game. I don't want to be forced to use my computer. Another issue of mine is that there is not matchmaking for EVERY mission. I like playing with other people, my friends don't always get on in the times I'm on and since there is no local chat I can't simply ask people I have to pause the game and message them or invite them and they have no idea what I'm doing so over 60% of the time they just decline it.

Destiny bragged about being a social game but I feel far more isolated than in other games.

Baka-akaB4175d ago

I'm lucky , i can always have 2 or 3 people from the same level bracket on . And truth be told , examplary chat and matchmaking or not , i wouldnt have bothered if i was going to be the sole destiny player from my community ...

I'm weird that way , i'm only midly open to playing with strangers and discovering them ... i want friends around or else i skip the game .

It's even one of the reasons i skipped the first borderland and left for dead 1 at release

WickedLester4175d ago (Edited 4175d ago )

My biggest gripe with Destiny is the lack of private PVP matches with friends. I hope Bungie plans to add this in the future.

Also, I get annoyed having all this money with nothing to spend it on. All of the weapons and armor available to purchase at the tower are beneath what I already have. I could buy new ships and sparrows but what for? To have something different to look at I guess. Same with symbols. Bungie should not be selling anything that doesn't have some kind of impact on the game.

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

Destiny 2 x Star Wars collaboration is here! Get exclusive gear, cosmetics, and accessories when Heresy launches on February 4th. Don’t miss it!

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coolbeans394d ago (Edited 394d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr393d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

The long-rumoured Destiny Mobile game from NetEase may finally be ready for reveal according to multiple leakers.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast542d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris542d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast542d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole542d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast542d ago (Edited 542d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast541d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos542d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_542d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981542d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140542d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85542d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj542d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman542d ago (Edited 542d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake541d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn541d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg541d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07541d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia541d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier541d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom541d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac541d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake541d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark541d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde541d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125541d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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